J. J. Johnston

J.J. Johnston was an American theatre and film actor, boxing historian and writer.
Johnston served eighteen months in prison for drug-related offenses before turning to acting.
Johnston died on November 4, 2022, at the age of 89.

Books

Johnston, a former amateur boxer, was the author of several books on the history of boxing.

Babyface and Pop, with Nick Beck
Chicago Boxing , with Sean Curtin and David Mamet
Chicago Amateur Boxing , with Sean Curtin

Stage work

Johnston performed in the original 1975 production of David Mamet's American Buffalo in Chicago and subsequently performed in the 1983 Broadway production opposite Al Pacino.

Awards

1983-84 New York Theatre World Award for Outstanding New Talent in "American Buffalo"
1986 Bay Area Critics Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance by an Actor in the play Glengarry Glen Ross.